Statue scanning using Calibry 3D Scanner

The purpose of the scan, in fact, was quite simple — the sculptor wanted to recreate a smaller version of his statue (print it on a 3D printer) and present it to the customer. The difficulty, however, was that the scan had to have the highest possible resolution, since the sculptor wanted to convey even the smallest details. Calibry coped with this task perfectly.

The traditional method of recreating a scaled-down copy is quite tedious: you need to sculpt a replica with your hands from scratch, trying to keep the proportions as close to the original as possible… But we live in the 21st century and we can simplify our task with the help of a 3D scanner.

So, what did the process look like?

Rotating the statue on the turntable, we scanned spirally, moving the scanner from top to bottom and bottom to top. First, we scanned the back of the head and shoulders, going lower.

After that, we checked whether the scanner had captured enough information for a detailed three-dimensional scan. Based on the results of the check, we conducted an additional scan of the armpits and the area under the cassock. During post-processing, the scans were "stitched" together.

Overall, the scan took about 7 minutes, and the post-processing took 15 minutes. The resolution was set at 1 mm, and a detailed 3D scan of the statue was ready to be sent to a 3D printing specialist!